(Inter)National Day on Writing

The National Day on Writing is an annual event sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English on October 20. I’ve been a member of NCTE for a long time, but when I moved overseas, I joined my colleagues in creating our own version, the (Inter)National Day on Writing.

Pictures from these events have been publicized by NCTE, the New York Times Learning Blog, the National Center for Literacy Education, and the National Writing Project.

2014, 2017, 2018 (Qatar) and 2015 (Singapore)

  • english and arabic poetry on cards on a whiteboard
    Magnetic poetry in Arabic and English at (Inter)National Day on Writing event at TAMUQ in 2014
  • Arabic calligraphy on display table
    Arabic calligraphy at (Inter)National Day on Writing event at TAMUQ in 2014
  • Me, my colleague, and a student at (Inter)National Day on Writing event at TAMUQ in 2017

Some of the activities we’ve done:

  • Scrabble
  • Magnetic poetry in Arabic and English
  • Lipogram contest
  • Arabic calligraphy
  • Flash fiction
  • Poetry
  • #whyIwrite selfies
  • Software that analyzes network graphs of writing relationships
  • Make your own meme
  • Blackout poetry
  • (Inter)National Day on Writing poster
    (Inter)National Day on Writing poster for 2015
  • international day on writing student work
    Students’ writings at (Inter)National Day on Writing event at SUTD in 2015
  • colorful cards posted on a whiteboard
    Cards posted on whiteboard during (Inter)National Day on Writing event at SUTD in 2015
  • students writing on cards
    Students writing during (Inter)National Day on Writing event at SUTD in 2015
  • A student advertising her Book 4 Book initiative at the (Inter)National Day on Writing event at TAMUQ in 2017
  • A student writing about recent political events in 2017
  • Me running the “Tweet for a Cookie” booth at the (Inter)National Day on Writing event at TAMUQ in 2018